Asheville veteran remembers Vietnam

10:01 PM,
Nov. 10, 2012

Vietnam veteran Trevor Nash holds a photo of himself while he was serving in Vietnam. A member of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 124, Nash works to get veterans connected with the Veterans Affairs Administration so they can get services. He has eye damage from the war and prefers to wear sunglasses.

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Trevor Nash was a young lieutenant in a foxhole with his radio man when he saw three members of his 5th Infantry Division platoon killed in a few seconds.

His group was taking mortar fire along the demilitarized zone on the border with North Vietnam. The enemy was walking the shells in closer. It's an unnerving experience, he said. The best thing to do is stay put.

Three soldiers in a nearby foxhole tried to make a run for it. They made it half way to another foxhole when a shell caught them out in the open, Nash recalled. There was nothing he could do. ...